“The Government have never got to grips with the security implications of Brexit. The reckless insistence on leaving the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice has made it all but impossible to conclude a comprehensive security agreement with the EU if Brexit takes place.

“Nobody voted to weaken our security and these issues were hardly – if ever – discussed at the time of the referendum. That is why more and more people concerned about security and the need to maintain a strong and co-ordinated response to terrorism and crime are uniting behind the demand for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal. If there has been paralysis and rigidity in the negotiations, then a People’s Vote is the opportunity to break the logjam.”